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dealing with soft (caving in) edges of a pond
My pond is about 8' by 20' and up to 5' deep, but it suffers from soft
edges. The soil is very loose and soft and so my edges keep crumbling. This makes putting edging stone around the pond a real challenge. Any suggestions? I've thought about putting a ring of concrete around the edge of the pond and then putting the slate edging stones on top of the concrete. I'm thinking I'd need to put a layer 2-3 inches thick and have it extend about two feet from the edge of the pond out into the yard so as to create a stable edge. Suggestions welcome. I have a nice big pond with a wonderful ecosystem _in_ it...it just doesn't look all the great in the yard. Thanks. Had the same problem the area under the waterfalls kept on collapsing due to the wieght of the rock. I used 12x24 paving stones as footings and then used cement blocks to build the back wall of my pond. the 12x24 spread the load, I then used 8" block for the first two courses, everything above this was 6" blocks. Backfilled with cruched rock/sand mix. the wall was then covered in a double layer of geotex (sp) fabric. then the liner, over which another layer of geotex under the waterfall and rock garden rocks. I am sorry I do not have any photos of the work, did not think it worth while taking any. ANO |
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